this is a lot of printer for the money,£15 casback from canon summer promo on this, this is for the bronze one, quite cool looking, the black one is a little bit dearer @ £84•High performance, stylish Photo All-in-One with Wi-Fi, print, copy and scan•Cloud printing direct from printer screen from online albums, social networks and cloud storage•Effortlessly print and scan from smart devices over Wi-Fi network or internet•Download PIXMA Printing Solutions app and control your printer remotely•Easy photo printing with 7.5cm colour display, memory card reader &Wireless PictBridge

Good price, hot. Shame it's not the 6350 or 7150 though as I'm after one … Good price, hot. Shame it's not the 6350 or 7150 though as I'm after one of them.

are they better?

24th Jun 2014

bargain1979

are they better?

Yep, they have a grey ink tank plus a wired ethernet connection among other things.Depends if that's important to you or not. There's no doubting that the price for the 6450 is very good though.

24th Jun 2014

BigAde

Yep, they have a grey ink tank plus a wired ethernet connection among … Yep, they have a grey ink tank plus a wired ethernet connection among other things.Depends if that's important to you or not. There's no doubting that the price for the 6450 is very good though.

thanks for clarifying - i just want it as an edible ink printer, so looks like the 6450 will do the job

24th Jun 2014

From Which?

Although this Canon produces great-looking prints, colour office documents and photos, we can't make it a Best Buy due to its high ink running costs.Pros: Great quality photos and colour office prints, automatic double-sided printing, wi-fi, quick text prints, good colour copies

Cons: High ink running costs

24th Jun 2014

Rickardo

From Which?Although this Canon produces great-looking prints, colour … From Which?Although this Canon produces great-looking prints, colour office documents and photos, we can't make it a Best Buy due to its high ink running costs.Pros: Great quality photos and colour office prints, automatic double-sided printing, wi-fi, quick text prints, good colour copiesCons: High ink running costs

OK, but it's not just about the cost of the ink to begin with as other printers also work well with cheap compatibles. Whilst Which reviews are not the be-all-and-end-all, it is interesting how it potentially wastes ink if you print just occasionally:

What are the ink costs like?Some printers clean their print heads if you only print occasionally. This uses ink that never reaches the paper.This printer used 422% more ink when printing occasionally, compared with printing the same number of pages in one go.This is a lot of extra ink used compared with other inkjet printers we've tested - as a result black text and colour printing costs are high.

Those inks you link to are also compatible with the MG5450 and MG6350, both Which best buys and they are reported to use about 120% more ink, although they are usually slightly more expensive. There are other printers that are reported as using as low as 40% extra (e.g. Pixma MX475 and has been similar price) or even 11% (Brother MFC-J870DW, but more expensive). It depends on what you're using it for and how - just thought some might like to know. Don't get me wrong, this is a good price and by all accounts a decent printer.

24th Jun 2014

I'm just looking for a cheap to run printer; I don't really mind about the price of it.

Is this up to the job, or are there any other recommendations?

24th Jun 2014

Great price - I have one - but so very, very, very slow - wireless mode takes even longer... the older models perform so much better